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1 Owe My Life.
CHAPTER !.
was taken sick a year ago
Win hilton. I.yEr

With bilious fever"
My doctor pronounced me cured, hut
got SICK again, with terrible pains in my
back and sides, aud got 50 bud |
Could not move
| shrunk
From DIS lbs to 100! ! had been doc.
torlng Tor my liver, but it did no good. |
uiu not expect To live more than three
months began 10 Use Hop Bitters.
Directly my appetite returned my pains left
me, my entire system seemed renewed as if BY
liaslC, ana alter aNlnS Scyera! bottles. am not
nhtA a. sIIhl as II sovereign, hut weigh more
'hGH ulu before. To Hop Bitters owe my life %
D"O'W June b, 80. K. FITZPATRICK.
CHAPTER II.
Maiden, Mass, Feb. l, lss6. Gentlemen-I
suffered with attacks OF sick headache"
Neuralgia, female trouble for years in
the most terrible and excruciating manner
No medicine or doctor could give Inc re-
llel or cure, until | used Hop Btters.
The first bottle
Nearly cured mc;''
The second made me rs strong rs when
u child,
And have been so to this day"
My husband was an invalid for twenty
years with n serious
Kidney, liver and urinary complaint.
Pronounced by Boston estphysicians
-"lncurablcr'
Seven bottles of your Bitters cured him
and ] know of the
Lives OF eight persons"
In my neighhorhoOd that have been saved
by your bitters.
And many more are using them with
great benefit. They almost do miracles?"
Mrs. f. d. Slack.
How TO GET SICK Expose yourself day and
might; eat too much without exercise, work too
hard without rest, doctor all the time; take all
the vile nuSIrums advertised, aud then you will
want To know
How To GET WELL-whCh unanswered in three
wOrdS-Take Hop Bittcrs
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WOOL.


FRIDAY, June >.
The stock of wool of Thomas Martndalc,
of Washington county, was purchased by
Horkheimer Bros. at 26I cents per pound
1t was fair average lot of about II 900
pounds. S. ITorkhcimer & Son purchased
from $1,000 to 10000 pound OF wool
among which was the Martin wool, which
led to the error in Tuesdays issue. This
was mostly fine Delaine wool, for which 80
cents per pound was paid.
The market in the East remains quiet
on fine woods, as the dealers are anX-
ious to secure supply OF medium wool,
but are not so eager for the finer grades.
The prices named by dealers for fine woods
is about - cents, but the farmers are hold
Ing out for 30, with One-third off for UNI
washed. For light medium unwashed -
cents is being paid delivered at Wheeling,
and - to 33c for washed. Good long staple
fine woods which can he used for worsted
yarn are in fair demand at - to 33 cents,
while fine clothing woods are dull. Coarse
and bury are Il quarter of. The market
is expected to open up more fully IN the
next week, but the prices above will prob
ably be the ruling ones for awhile.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-WoOl-Mar-
ket firm; new and medium in good de-
mand; Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia Xxx and above 32a3ic; medium
31a:8Sc; coarse 31a:i-c; Western fine XXX
29a3Oc; coarse 36a37c; fine washed delainc
3Sa3g; coarse do Eaigc; Canada washed
combing 3ia36c; tub washed 35a4lc; me-
dunn unwaShcd cOmbing and delaine 29a
Sic; coarse do 29a3lc; eastern Oregon liza
pie; valley Dragon 22a2SC; New Mexican
aud Colorado 1la2lc.
st. Louis.
ST.. Louis, June .--WOOl-StrOng, aC-
tive and higher; unwashed bright mudium
23a2sc: coarse l6a25c; low sandy l3a2Oc;
fine light 19a2ic: fine heavy lia2Oc; tub
washed choice iOaiOic; fair 3Sa39c; low y
a35c.
Boston.
BOsToN, June 3-WoOl-In moderate
demand; Ohio and Pennsylvania extra 32c;
\ y and above at 3ia3lc; Michigan woods
3Oa3lc; medium unwashed !Sa:i!c; mcdi
um territory 2;}a25c; new spring Texas fine
and medium 20d2ic; pulled woods choice
super i0ai2c; common to good super ut 30
abe; Others unchanged.
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Firm and in buyers favor;wcstern l0al7c.
ChccSe-Quiet and barely steady. Cop
per-Steady.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 3.-Therc was nothing
special in sight at the opening to note any
change in prices, nor was the temper of the
local crowd in any material sense different
from that prevailing yesterday afternoon.
All through the first hour wheat dragged
very heavily. There was 4 strong tone
toward the afternoon and July closed at
S62c. Corn dull. Oats quiet. Provisions
steady at slight advance. FlOur-Firm
aud unchanged. Wheat--Cash No. 2spring
9O.,g e; No. > spring S2c; No. > red 9Oc;
June S9ia9Olc, closing ut sole; July SOFA
S6Sc, closing ut S6Sc; August SiaSiic,
closing at size; September s3iaS3sc clos
ing at sale. COrn-Cash No. = 80 &c; June
%7Ia3Sic, closing at 81 c; July 80 a39ic,
closing ut 39Ic; August 4OiaiI &c, closing
ut ilc; September II Iai2c, closing at l2c.
Oats-Cash No. > 25Ic; June 2jIa25}c,
closing at 25}c; July 2G!a2G.c, closing at
26sc; August 2Ga2Glc, closing at 2Glc:
September 2Ga26Ic closing at 26ic. Rye
Cash No. =, sic. Barley-NO. =, 57a59c.
Flax Seed-No. |, 81 HAL AZ Timothy
Seed-Prime 81 79al 50 Mess Pork
Cash ST. 5Oa23 90; July So 90. Lard
Cash So 5OaG 30; June So l7!aG G2l, clos
ing at So 62t; July So boat 20, closing at
s. 20; August So 67!a6 "a, closing at
So ~; September 81 77!a6 81, closing at
81 So. Eork--Short ribs - 35a7 40; shout
ders - 65a5 20; short clear s. 65a7 20.
Whisky-At 81 10. Sugar-CutlOaf Gsa
&c; granulated &c; STANDARD 4 SIC. But
ter-Stcady; creamery Halle dairy l2c.
EggS-Strong and higher mt l24c.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. June Cotton - Firm.
Flour-Unsteady Wheat-Steady; No. .
red sSc; receipts 300 bushels; shipments
800 bushels. COrn-Active and stronger;
No. , mixed lie -, Oats-Steady; No. .
mixed 29lc. Rye-Easier; No. = 65c.
POrk-Quiet nj SIS 90. Lard-Firmer at
s. -. Bulk Meats-Firmer, short ribs
y 36.. Bacon-Firmer and unchanged.
Whisky-Steady; sales of GAO barrels of
finished goods on basis of 81 o.. Butter
Easier. Sugar-Quiet. Eggs-Strong
and higher at l3al3!c. Cheese-Easier.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3. - Flour
Steady hut quiet Wheat-Options Il shade
tirmer; No. , red June 95,a96c; July
81; a95sc; August - 40 ic; September ga
92ic Corn-Spot barely steady; futures
dull and nominal; No. 3 mixed 4G!ci |
steamer No. , mixed lie. OatS-Spot
Dull and lower; No 93ia35c; No. white
37{c No. | white 3Sic; futures quiet but
steady; No > white June 3G,a37ic; July |
37!a373c August 35ia%G!c; September
35!c. Lard-Steady. Eggs-Firm on
scarcity western tirsts l5!c.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, o., June 3--Wheat Active
and firm; cash and June soc bid; July |
SG,c; August S5Ic; December -gc bid,
S9ic asked Corn--Quiet and steady; cash |
Sole bid, Toe asked; June IOsc. Glover
Sced-Dull; cash 81 .!
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I Write This

Token OF the great appreciation have
Of your
BittcrS was afflicted
With innammatury rheumatism
For nearly
Seven years, and no medicine seemed TO
do me any
Good !
Until tried two bottles OF your Hop
Filters, and TO my surprise | am rs well
to-day as ever | was. hope
You may have abundant success
In this great and"
Valuable medicine:
Anyone wishing to know more
about my cure?
Can learn hy addressing. f.. NJ.
Williams, 1903 10th street Wash ID. G.
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Five years ago ! broke down with kid.
ney and liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then ! have been unable to be
about at all. My liver became hard like
wood; my limbs were pulled up and filled
with water.
All the best physicians agreed that moth,
ing could cure me. | resolved to try Hop
Bitters; have used seven bottles; the
hardness has all gone from my liver, the
swelling from my limbs, and it has wOrkci
n mirdcic in my case; otherwise would
have been now in my grave
J. w. MOREY, Buffalo, Oct. |, 1891.
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THE TREASURY ATTIC.
PEN AND PENCIL SKETrHES or ITS CURIOUS
SIGHTS.
Millions Of Files and Acres Of Old Recorls-THe o.
ugsuarau GLers-Ihe Government ASsayer
Weighing a HaIr-TeSting
0.eomargarlne.


WASHINGTON, May Is.
Just below the White House and one
mile down the avenue from the Capitol
rises the gloomy structure known - the
nited States Treasury. 1t has many col
umns along its front and sides, and it
looks for all the world rs il it was the sar-
cophagus of some great giant of the time Of
the uastOduus. Its stones are discolorcd
with the weather OF two generations, and
its masSiyencSs makes it rs gloomy AZ Il
tomb. The doors OF the basement appear
to be cut into the walls, and rs you enter
you teel rs though YOU were going into Il
prison. Within you lind your surround
iuus much like those OF the CataCOmhs,
and the passages 20 in 50 many directions
that one might easily get lost and wander
tor some time before finding his way out.
Here one may find many strange things
winch the outside world never dreams OF.
lie would see other industries going on
than those of money making and money
Keeping and he might study half 4 dozen
trades in the luHcr basement, and have his
meals served at the restaurant Of this treas
ury city.
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COTTON.


New YORK, June 3-Cott0D-Quiet
and steady; uplands IL Lice; Orleans Il &C.;
futures closed firm; June ll.39c; July
ll.42c; August Lille September 1890;
October 1890; November 10 lie; Deocm-
her l0.0Sc; January 1920; February
10. lSc; March 10. 25c; April 1922.
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PETROLEUM.

Tltusyille.
TITUsVuLLE, June 3. - Petroleum -
Opened at 62,c; highest &c; lowest 81 c.
closed at g. &.
Pittsburgh.
PITTsBURG, June 3. - Petroleum -
Dull but firm; opened ut 62,c; closed at
63!c; highest 63.c; lowest &C.
New York.
New Y RK, June 3-Pctroleum-
Dull, opening at &c; highest 63.c; low
est 62}c; closing at 63lc. Sales 1000
barrels.
on City.
OIL CITY, June 3.-Petroleum-Opened
at 62Ic; highest 63!c; lowest 62Ic; closed
at 63!c. Sales 327, 900 barrels; clearances
$50, 900 barrels; charters 1886 barrels;
shipments 1875.
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money at Lao Per Cent,-GOVernnents
Dull and Steady-Stocks Higher-Flour
Firm and Unchanged Wheat Heavy.
NEW YORK, June %.-Nioncy on call
easy ut 33a5 per cent, closed, Offered ut 1
cent. sterling exchange dull but steady at
4S5a4s6!.
GOvERNNfENTS-Dull and steady.
dhfce
r"uiS coupons
FOurS-H lU9l
Pacific Skies OF $50
STATES-Dull and steady.
RAlIROADs-More active; sales -, O61, =
600.
SToCES-The Stock market displayed Il
tone to-day i'll marked contrast with that
OF yesterday, scarcely trace of the general
weakness remaining and almost everything
making handsome recovery. The open
ing was firm to strong advances over yes
terday's prices ranging up to ! per cent.
on the active list. The trading was quiet,
with five or six stocks doing most OF the
business, and it early became dull. The
cOalcrS displayed some strength i'll early
dealings, but the remainder were heavy to
weak and fractional declines were eStab-
liShed over the entire list, though Fort
Worth and Denver and Hooking Valley
were specially weak. Toward noon Il
llrmer tone became apparent and Fort
Worth led the advance, Joined later by
Jersey Central. The upward movement
WAS checked toward p. NJ, and in the
last hour prices sagged off, the market
closing quiet and heavy. Sales pig, i62
shares. Almost the entire active list is
higher this evening. Quotations closed
bid us follows:
Adams Express I4i; American Express
ll3; Canada Pacific 81; Central Pacific
iO{; Chesapeake and Ohio 7Oi do preferred
tirsts Is; do seconds 81 Chicago and Alton,
l5l; do preferred 1872; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy las; Delaware and Hudson
1927; delaware, LaCkawanna and Western
l2S.; Denver and Rio Grande, 3li; Erie
81; do preferred ~; TT. Wayne, lj2;
Illinois Central III; Lake Shore, 81;
Michigan Central 93l; Minneapolis and
st. Louis, Is do preferred, 45i; Missouri
Pacific, lO9i; Northern Pacific, 81; do
preferred, 60, Chicago and Northwestern,
1861; do preferred 1921; New York Cen
t-al, ll2!; Oregon IranscOntincntal, 33s
Pacific Mail, So Panama, -; Peoria, u. &
T.. 81; rittSburg, l5%; Pullman Palace
Car LOO; Reading; 81 :. Rock Island, 1866;
st. Louis and San Francisco, IL do pre-
icrred, 81 first preferred, rs; st. Paul,
minneapolis and Minnesota ll9,;St. Paul
and Omaha, 81 do preferred llGt; Texas
Pacific, SO; Union Pacific, 81; United
States Express u.s.; Western Union T"lc'
graph -
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DRY GOODS.
New York.

New YoIK, June 3.-Dry Goods. The
auction sale Of llannclS WAS the attEi ctiOn
to-day, still for many classes Of staple cot
tons a steady inquiry returned good sales.
The offering of llannels was very mole rate,
and though comprising the entire stock of
Parker, Wilder X Co., footed up but ;, 700
packages, including over-salcs. The sale
figures up about SS00,000. The results
Were satisfactory, the prices realized aver
aging about ; per cent better than Wed
neSday's sale. The offerings were widely
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sleeves and stirring some butter which he
was testing. He tells me that he has
plenty to do and that he has enough work
on hand to keep him busy for months ut
least. lie showed me II refrigerator IN
which there was great stock OF butter
and oleomargarine to be tested, and he eX-
planned to NE the process of finding
whether the butter was pure or made Of
fats. lit is not pure the market is sub
iect to fine, and he must pay the tax re-
uuired Tor the selling of the oleOmarglrine.
lie told me that he did not particularly
mind the smell, aud that one soon got
used to it. lie does not think good Olro-
margarine at all bud eating, and says
when it is new you can tell 1t from butter
only by analylation.
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Leave at s.0O u. N. aud run every hour until
800 p. m.
Leave Wheeling Park 1T 500 a. IN, and run
every hour until 1000 =. m, except Church
Trains. which will leave the Park at y:b "a. IN.
aud " bcyiIug at ls.lJ =. IN.
q. HlRSCH
Superintendent
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Resistrr
Grarelfrs' 6uids,

\ &RIyAL AND DEPARTURES or TRAINS
= At\FLANATiOSO OF REFERENCE MARKS. sDailv
,S"llV excepted. tNuUtSy excepted Is
Ncttuiau. May -, ISL Wheeling time. which
Is Just one hour earlier than Central Time:
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| next went to the life saving museum
and spent some time IN looking over the
curious models, and from there | visited
the carpet room, where the carpets for all
the Offices connected with the Treasury De.
partmcnt throughout the country are made.
Whena customs Office in New York for IN
stance, wants Il carpet, it's official sends on
To the Treasury Department Il diagram oil
the room. The Treasury buys the carpet,
cuts it according to,thr diagram, Sews IT to
rrlher aud sends il to the Office ready Tor
putting down. 1t bnys in large quantities
and it Gets for ! what costs, perhaps, the
nr,Iiuary customer $l.5O. Ii thus saves
the people many thousandSoI dollars year
IL. and the government ofthe United States
is run on closer basis than people sup
pose. This Treasury Department buys
everything in quantity, and 1t supplies
nearly everything tn It's subordinate offices
over the country. Every penny is watched,
and he is Il sharp contractor indeed who
can ret ahead of Uncle sam. This car
NET room of the treasury department l. -
bic as that of the ordinary city hall. Its
walls are piled high with great bundles oil
Brussels carpet, and vt one end there Is
SORT of hin which contains thousands up
ON thousands OF yards. Upon the floor
Ii, carpets sewcd and ready to he sent out,
of every shape and size, and in the window
sit two women busily sewing. They have
sewed here for years, and these women
make M all the government carpets. Inc
Garnet is cut ont by professional cutter
and handed over Ia them. They take 1t on
tvo yyoodrn horses much like those used
hv a carpenter 81 that the two edges Ia he
sowed together are held even. They then
sew at these, moving their chairs along as
thew do so. They are very expert, ana
can turn ont many yards of carpet day.
| chattcd with them as they hus'y plcd
the needle, and they told me that Though
the work WAS hard the pay was good, ami
they liked their positions.
In another room once found number
of Young ladies busiIy working away at
stomps The law had been changed and
the Treasury wanted to change SOME old
stamns to correspond with it. They were
doiuI this with hand stamps, and these
stamps were operated by Treasury maldens.
bsT looked at their small hands and deli
cate white wrists asked the guide did not
they get very tired pounding down on mat
nonar MI day. lie replied yes; At inst they
ronId hardly work the second day; but
thew gradually broke themselves INTO II
and soon did very well.
~
There is n library and 4 boOkbindery also
in the attic of the Treasury, and MIS-. hlm-
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hi, q. ~ kAIIROAn

Leave l'ellaire ~ clio J.. m. for WOOdSdeld and
SUuLIc-GCli
LcaH" Bcllaivc Al $50 p. N. for GAINESVILLE and
intermediate points
Arrive AZ &c.sIre g:25 a. N. and 6.0Jp. IN.
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LIVE STOCK.
WheRllnr.

The cattle market this week was slow,
and prices are unchanged from those last
week The hog market was slow with
prices the same as last week. Messrs.
Hudson q Bayha furnish the following
quotations.:
CATTLE 900 to 100 lbs stock lait
per H.. 800 to 800 lbs. 4iailc per H.. 7O0
to 800 lbs. 3!alc. per III.
Hogs-MarEet slow 4!aiic per Ii.
Lamn~-GoOd ut 4a6c per ID.
Calves-3ai! c per III.
Sheep-3tO3i c per III.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Juue 3.-Cattle-Receipts
G,OOO head; shipments 1000 head; market
active and Zoe higher; shipping steers
81 90ai 90; stOckers aud feeders - 5Ih
, 30; bulk - 65a3 OO; Texas cattle = ~
al 10.
Hogs Receipts IL, 600 head; shipments
5000 head; market strong; rough and
mixed 81 60a4 %; packing and shipping
81 9oa5 T.; light ~ 50A4 80; skips s. OO
al 10.
Shcep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
none; market at 25ajOc lower; natives So M
al p; western S3 OOal 90; Texas - "a
~ %; lambs 81 5Oa3 On per head.
New York.
New YORK, June MISUNDERSTANDING
ll- cars; fair demand at strong Wednes-
days prices, and all sold; native steers
81 lOa5 20; fat bulls So 7ua4 OO.
Shcep-Receipts 626 head; market firm
for lat sheep and lambs, and all sold be-
fore noon, including sheep at 81 lOa4 NJ
per lOO pounds, and lambs at - 25a9 p.
Hogs Receipts $40 head; no trading
in live hogs; market nominally weaker ut
$ 2Oa5 -.
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R.lI,irn Ace, ", InOinton 7u0p. m.
ynm,SyilIr Aeon Hmoiaiion leaves Wheeling al
SiU a. nj daily. A.. -. ,vL..f
inc AZ S"t1n M >. v ann $50 y. M Returning,
arrives M Whrrlup NJ 1915 u. M, l%O rnh h.SO l.
m, daily except Sup'aS
Train leaving AT .. u u. m. n'li ll:li T. m ,
through Ia CINCINNATI whl""' Change, with
slccpcr through Ia Cincin neiI on hi:h' uHin.
Columbus Accommodation leave wheeling al
2Gl p. IN. Bellairc III 800 J.. ~ dm.y cs"'I. EGu.
day
Chicago Limited leaving ut ?lhr. IN. has sleep
ing car for Chicago ont ot Wheeling.
M0und>vIlle Accommodation leaves wheeling
at 200 m. and arrives nj inundryiDc III l2Ii
| .. m, daily except sunday.
FairmOnt Accommodation leaves al I 10 u. ~.
Through coach from Whc'lIuC in Cincinnati
daily on No. 3 leaving Wheeling NJ $50 n. IN. NJ
irving nj Cincinnati nj $50 y. m.
H. 4 q. sleeping CHrS uu all through trains
Close connection made Tor vii points South aud
Southwest North and NorhwrsI. making ihia II
desirable route for coon,ts sud persons moving
Ia the great west. and 81 y bonn particular a!ioI
ton IL given.
Tickets Ia all principal points an SCI" at depot.
Sleeping car accommodations O.. lrncurot Il
Depot Ticket Once.
= g. Ut'EEh
Ticket Agent ". ~ -. DEPOT.
JOHN BAN q
Ticket Agent, uRd"r McI.urc IiuuS".
JOHN T. LANE. TRAY. Passenger As,'L
g.. X. LORD. Gen. Pas Agent
WIN. NJ CLEMENTS. Manager Baltimore. Nh.
WHEELING AND TiTr"HUHG nIvEsIoH
On and sncr May -. 1857. passenger trains will
run us fOliows-CrutrAl Standard time.
DEPARTURE.
For rittSburg--5.OO n m. daily : 10 o. m. daily:
Id p. N. daily and 100 y. m, daily.
For Washington -b.4O y. M. GaIy cy opt Snn.
lay.
ABHIvAu.
From Pttshurg-9:iO \. m, daily; II II n. m.
and G:55 =. m, daily except sunday. u 10 p. IN.
daily.
From Washington -sO0a. m daly"Yce1; sur
day.
G.. X. LORD General Passenger Agent.
J. Y. PATTON. -gurr'dCut. Pittsburgh.
; = ikNf. Travelling Agent. y hr"uIg.
hHI0 klyER RAILROAD.
Time table taking effect March 21th. lsT
Passenger trains will nun ~ follow Central
time:
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Railroads.
CLENELAND x PITTSBURG Il. K.
CINCINNATI AND ST.
l. LOUIS RAILROAD CO,

pan Handle Routcl Under schedule in eject
May 2h. l>S7, trains leave Wheeling. Cen
trial Standard Time For Stcubcnyil,c and Pitts.
burgh, 6:.5 II. M. 1875 p. m, S.gN p. m. For
StcubcnviIlc. SO =. m. The 90 II. III. and
s0i =. H. trains make direct connection for
Columbus. cincinnati. indianapolis and Chicago.
The l2.;b y. III. train makes direct connection
for Columbus AMI Chicago. Trains arrive nj
Wheeling at els Il. NJ, lO0J L. M, 30 T.. N. and
G.OJ y. m. myl5
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD CCM
u pany. On and amer May -, lsS7, pissasr ger
trains will run n demonstrating, IS Meridian :;
West Of River, Central time:
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GINSENG.

Wheeling.
Market dull with prices at 81 so 10 , 90
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GOVERNMENT AssANrn

laboratory here. As | entered he was
standing before the top of little miniature
bake oven like furnace, and with 4 pair of
tongS was moving about some thimbe like
pots of gold and silver which were steam
my away within it, The furnace was not
much bigger than paSteboard shoe box,
but it glOwed with the heat of that fur
mace, which was heated seven times hotter
than used To test the faith Of the children
of Israel. The asSaycr told me he was
testing samples of an issue of lSO, 600 TWEEN
ty dollar gold pieces, which were recently
made by the New Orleans mint, and |
watched him while he rolled q twenty
dollar gold piece TO the thinneSs of the
finest needle. The moment the coins are
issued these samples are sent to him. He
rolls them ont, meltS them and tests
their quality 10y means Of chemicals. He
can tell to the atom the amount of gold i'm
a coin, aud he also maly2cs counterfeit
coins and gives their composition to the
secret service bureau for aid IN the dctec-
tou OF counterieiterS. The coins from the
mint are sent in I'm envelope marked with
the date of coinage and the number OF
thousands issued
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lie has another room in which are Il
number Ot the finest scales, rangin" in all
sizes from Il miniature copy of the one
which weights the silver in the vaults to
one 50 delicate :that it will weigh hair.
At the request of the assayer lady who
was with me pulled u hair from her head
and offered il To him to test tine scales. lie
cut an inch from the fine, long hair handed
him and laid this inch upon the scales.
The side upon which it was laid At once
began to sink, and by a delicate measure
he told the lady the exact weight of the
piece al hair.
As We walked down the corridor from
the aSSiycr's Office u stencil like that of the
cooking of rancid butter greeted our nos
trils, and looking up we saw a sign over
the door signifyiug that within were the
headquarters of the chemist of the inter
nal revenue department. This is new
office, and il wa established laat NOvcm-
her in accordance with the new OleOmar-
sarine law. Here 81 the bad butter and
olcOmargarinc of TIN country is tested. 1t
is sent in pound pieces by the internal rev.
cnue collectors throughout the United
States. The chemist boils and cooks IT
here day after day, aud seems TO grow l,It
over it. As ! entered, the chemist was
standing before table on which u number
OF gas Jets were burning under as many bot
ties, kettles and pans. The chemist tall,
fine looking man, with blue eyes and
gray mustache, was standing in his SHIRT